Atomic3 creates an 'Iceberg' in Montreal’ interactive light and sound

Montreal exhibits an installation where architecture, interactivity, Lighting and sound merge around the idea of an iceberg melting due to climate change.

Starting from the concept that it is undeniable that the Planet is increasingly dependent on energy and that this burden on our resources is having a negative effect on the global climate, Montreal exhibits an installation where architecture, interactivity, Lighting and sound merge around the idea of an iceberg melting due to climate change.

Atomic3 has been commissioned to conceive this installation that extends from the Place des Festivals to the Place des Arts with a series of illuminated metal arches that produce different sounds.

The arches form a tunnel inviting visitors to enter, Listen and touch while light and sound accompany the visitor on his walk.

The installation follows four stages in the life of an iceberg, since its creation, in Arctic waters until gradually decreasing in size as it melts off the south coast. Throughout this journey, Atomic3 has altered the form, The color and dimensions of these large-scale pieces of art, animating them with four different sounds.

A series of motion sensors, detect the presence of the passer-by automatically changing the tone of the lighting of the work and the sounds that are perceived.

The sound design of Iceberg was performed by Jean-Sébastien Côté, while interactive systems have been commissioned by Philippe Jean (Les Ateliers Numériques), with the technical coordination of Guillaume Simard and Alexis Rivest.

The installation, that is dismantled this week, has been the winner of the contest 2012 Light Therapy, an event organized annually by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership of Canada.

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